2010 New York Code
BSC - Business Corporation
Article 3 - (301 - 308) CORPORATE NAME AND SERVICE OF PROCESS
303 - Reservation of name.

§ 303. Reservation of name.
    (a) A corporate name may be reserved by:
    (1) Any person intending to form a domestic corporation.
    (2) Any domestic corporation intending to change its name.
    (3)  Any  foreign  corporation  intending to apply for authority to do
  business in this state.
    (4) Any authorized foreign corporation intending to change its name.
    (5) Any person intending to incorporate a foreign corporation  and  to
  have it apply for authority to do business in this state.
    (b)  A  fictitious  name  for  use  pursuant  to  section 1301 of this
  chapter, may be reserved by:
    (1) Any foreign corporation intending to apply  for  authority  to  do
  business  in  this  state,  pursuant to paragraph (d) of section 1301 of
  this chapter.
    (2)  Any  authorized  foreign  corporation  intending  to  change  its
  fictitious name under which it does business in this state.
    (3) Any authorized foreign corporation which has changed its corporate
  name in its jurisdiction, such new corporate name not being available in
  this state.
    (c)  Application to reserve a corporate name shall be delivered to the
  department of state. It shall set forth the  name  and  address  of  the
  applicant,  the  name  to be reserved and a statement of the basis under
  paragraph (a) or (b) for the application. The  secretary  of  state  may
  require  that there be included in the application a statement as to the
  nature of the business to be conducted by the corporation. If  the  name
  is  available  for  corporate use, the department of state shall reserve
  the name for the use of the applicant for a period  of  sixty  days  and
  issue  a certificate of reservation. The restrictions and qualifications
  set forth in subparagraphs (a) (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of section 301
  (Corporate  name;  general)  are  not  waived  by  the  issuance  of   a
  certificate of reservation. The certificate of reservation shall include
  the  name  of  the  applicant,  the  name  reserved  and the date of the
  reservation. The certificate of  reservation  (or  in  lieu  thereof  an
  affidavit  by  the  applicant  or  by  his  agent  or  attorney that the
  certificate of reservation has been lost or destroyed)  shall  accompany
  the  certificate  of incorporation or the application for authority when
  either is delivered to the department of state.
    (d) The secretary of state may extend the reservation  for  additional
  periods  of  not  more than sixty days each, upon the written request of
  the applicant, his attorney or agent  delivered  to  the  department  of
  state,  to be filed before the expiration of the reservation period then
  in effect. Such request shall have attached to  it  the  certificate  of
  reservation of name. Not more than two such extensions shall be granted.
    (e)  Upon the request of the applicant, delivered to the department of
  state before the expiration of the reserved period, the department shall
  cancel the reservation.
    (f) Any application or request under this section shall be  signed  by
  the applicant, his attorney or agent.